Sligo burglary described as ‘brutal & savage’ by family

Locals in County Sligo, where a man was savagely beaten in a burglary, say they live in fear and are terrorised.

They are concerned those responsible for the attack in Skreen in January remain at large.

73 year old Thomas Niland is critically ill in hospital after what his family describe as a brutal and savage attack.

His cousin Michael Walsh says it was inhuman what happened to him: